Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 25818
Gene name Kallikrein related peptidase 5
Gene symbol KLK5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
KLK-L2KLKL2SCTE
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19q13.41
Summary Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002803 Process Positive regulation of antibacterial peptide production IMP 17012259
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity EXP 16885167
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 16885167
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605643 6366 ENSG00000167754
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9Y337
Protein name Kallikrein-5 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Kallikrein-like protein 2) (KLK-L2) (Stratum corneum tryptic enzyme)
Protein function May be involved in desquamation.
PDB 2PSX , 2PSY , 6QFE , 7U5B
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00089 Trypsin 67 285 Trypsin Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in skin, breast, brain and testis. Expressed at the stratum granulosum of palmar skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19190773}.
Sequence
Sequence length 293
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Formation of the cornified envelope
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 15766562
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 30755669
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma of large intestine Colorectal adenoma BEFREE 30759066
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 35487308 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BEFREE 19299547
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bladder Neoplasm Bladder Neoplasm BEFREE 17459052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bladder Neoplasm Bladder Neoplasm LHGDN 17459052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 11948967, 12142380, 12385949, 14710225, 15361712, 15627884, 19453546, 23086576, 24158494
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 10608802, 15361712, 17656355, 23086576 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 14710225, 19453546 Inhibit
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only